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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1927

Page

3

Miss Ethel M Munro obituary

Miss Ethel M Munro of 321 High street died Sunday night in Providence after a four year illness. Born May 7 1882 in Bristol she was daughter of Charles B Munro and Eleanor Church Munro. A Bristol High School graduate class of 1899 and Brown University Women’s College 1903 she taught in local evening schools. She was a member of the First Congregational Church and Congregational Club. She leaves a brother Robert F Munro a Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company secretary. Funeral at 2 pm tomorrow from her High street home.

Ethel M. Munro High Street Providence Bristol Charles B Eleanor (Church) Munro Bristol High School Women’s College of Brown University Miss Munro First Congregational Church Congregational Club Robert F Munro Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company

Local Births and Marriages Reported in Town Notices

The records note a daughter Dorothy Allen born to Mr and Mrs Catherine Riley on April 23 at Lsing in Hospital Providence. A marriage binds William Joseph Dunbar and Margaret Ann Cull on April 26 at St Marys Church. Felix Prenose and Madeline Cappucci wed April 23 at Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Joseph Soares Sousa and Mary Viera marry April 25 at St Elizabeths Church.

Tamed bull snake that became a ranch pet in California

A chestnut brown bull snake named Hank lived as a pet at the Los Flores ranch in southern California after being spared by workers. Jose, a Mexican youth, bonded with Hank playing ukulele, feeding bits of meat and sugar, and carrying the snake on fence trips for years before Hank died after Jose left.

Los Flores California Jose Hank Moston Adobe Jase Retsloff

Luck at Any Price Near Washington and Alabama Streets

Traffic halted at a Washington Street intersection as sirens wailed for blocks. A small car blocked streetcar tracks and the driver, after jumping out, picked up a horsehoe and waved it, then returned to his car and drove away amid the crowd.

Washington Alabama Indianapolis News

Scout Jamboree Feature Bristols Triumph In Providence

The Bristol Troops Boy Scouts of America pyramid team was a feature act at the Providence Scout Jamboree. Fifteen local scouts performed as part of the event while Troop 2 plans tonight to finish its registration and anniversary. The Camp Takarest committee met to plan the season and Troop 3 will host a troop committee meeting Thursday. Troop 4 will meet tomorrow night to begin re registration and hikes plans.

Bristol Boy Scouts of America Providence Camp Takarest

California Prisons and Superlatives Stir Public Debate

The piece criticizes grandiose claims about California including the biggest trees and the largest state prison Populition at San Quentin. Warden Frau Smith discusses remodeling costs totaling about 165 100 dollars and associated expenditures.

California United States Frau Smith San Quentin Oso Brasetay

The Young Ineffectual Guest

In a New Yorker vignette, Mr Wright faces scorn at a Hemian party as the hostess inquires about the well known figure Mr Blink. Wright replies with a guarded acknowledgment, highlighting the guests zeroing in on his reputation.

Bell Wright Werther Nevelst Wright Blink Mr. Wright New Yorker

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